Russia has warned Finland and Sweden against joining the NATO, saying there would be consequences.
Finland's President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced their support for joining NATO. The Nordic country should apply to join the defense alliance "without delay," the leaders said in a joint statement Thursday.
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